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June 24, 1930.

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Patented June 24, 1930 i UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE DENNIS m. WELCH AND CLARE WARNER, or LANSING, MICHIGAN CAN covnn Application filed May 17, 1929. Serial No. 368,820.

The object of this, our present invention, arms 9. The inner ends of these arms are is the provision of simple means for autoformed with elongated slots 10 that are rematically and positively locking a cover on ceived in the bifurcated ends of a block 11 a garbage or like can, the construction being which 1s fixed on the lower end of a post 5 such that the cover may be readily removed or bolt 12. Pivot fpins 13 pass through the by an outward pull upon an element arbifurcated ends the block and through ranged below the handle of the pan. the slots 10. The bolt or post 12 passes A further object is the provision of a lockthrough a central openmg in the plate ing means of this type which can be attached and through the top of the cover 3 and has to covers of any ordinary garbage or like fixed on Its outer end a hand grlp 14 which 60 can constructions. is dis osed within the handle 4, but is spaced 7 To the attainment of the foregoing and there mm. A spring 15 surrounds the post other objects which will present themselves or bolt 12 and exerts 'a tension between the as the nature of the invention is better un- P e 5 and h block causing the angle 15 derstood, the improvement also consists in arms 9 to swing to the position illustrated certain other novel features of construction, by lligure 1 of the drawings. combination and operative association of h upper ends of the angle arms have parts, one satisfactory embodiment of which l q ly nn cted thereto rods 16 Winch are is disclosed by the accompanying drawings. guldod through 0 en1ngs 17 1n the depend- 20 In the drawings: mg portions 6 o the plate 5.. The outer Figure 1 is an approximately central 1011- Ends of the rods 16 are bent to provide gitudinal sectional view through the upper r unded and Jaw portions 17 which are reportion of a garbag lik can and th ceived through slots 18 in the sides of the cover therefor, showing the latter locked to flang v r 3. These rounded or hooked the can in accordance with this invention. I iOHS 17 are adapted to engage with the Figure 2 is a sectional view approximately cads 2 of the can 1. The rounded or jaw on the line 22 of Figure 1. portions merge into outwardly extending Figure 3 is 'a bottom plan view of the ends 19 which are also received through the cover to illustrate the protective housing in openings 18 and these angle portions are which the locking mechanism is arranged. designed, to ride over the heads 2 80 Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of when the cover is inserted on the can the arms employed. to swing the angle arms 9 against the- In the drawings the numeral 1 designates tension of the spring 15 to permit of the the upper portion of a garbage or like can said cover being arranged on the canwiththat is provided at its mouth with the usual out necessitating the operator engaging with 85 outstanding head 2. I the grip 14. To remove the cover, howeve The cover 3 for the'can is of the usual the operator grasps both the handle 4 and construction and is designed to have its dethe grip 14 and exerts a pull upon the latpending flange arranged loosely around the ter which, of course, will draw the bolt or 40 mouth of the can l. The cover is provided post outwardly through the cover and swing on its top with the usual handle 4. the angle arms to cause the rods '16 to be In carrying out our invention we secure moved outwardly through the openings 18 to the under face of the cover 3 at plate 5 and thereby bring the rounded portions or that has its ends formed with depending jaws 17 of the said rods out of engagement right angular portions 6. To this plate, at with the head 2. To limit such outward the opposite sides of the center thereof and movement of the rods the flange of the cover consequently at the opposite sides of the cenis preferably provided .with a strip or plate ter of the cover we secure spaced depending 20 which bridges the openings 18 at the plates 7 Between each pair of plates we center thereof and which plates will contact pivot, as at 8, the bent portions of angle with the inwardly rounded portions provided between the jaws 17 and the angle extensions or ends 19 of the said jaws.

To protect the mechanism above described we secure on the inner face of the cover a substantially cross sectionally U-shaped housing 21 as best disclosed by Figures 2 and 3 of the drawings.

The construction and advantages of our improvement will, it is thought, be understood and appreciated so that further detailed description will not be required.

Having described the invention, we claim:

A garbage or like can having its mouth formed with an outwardly extending continuous bead and a flanged cover for said can, and said cover having a handle thereon, a post movable through the top of the cover, a grip on the outer end of the post arranged within the handle of the cover, a block secured to the lower end of the post and havin bifurcated ends, a spring surrounding 518 post and exerting a pressure between the cover and the block, depending elements supported from the cover and arranged to the opposite sides of the block, ang e arms pivoted at their bends to said elements and having their inner ends provided with elongated slots which are received in the bifurcated ends of the block, pivots passing through the block and said slots rods secured to the second ends of the angle levers, guides carried by the cover for the rods, said rods having their outer ends rounded upon themselves to provide jaws and from thence extended outwardly at a downward angle, the cover having slots to receive the said ends of the rods therethrough, the jaw ends of the rods designed to engage with the beads of the can, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures.

DENNIS M. WELCH. CLARE WARNER. 

